Source: Metal News
Australian hard rockers Airbourne’s crowd-starter “Stand Up For Rock n’ Roll” has been announced to be the official theme song for the WWE’s RoyalRumble event taking place on Sunday the 27th of January at Madison Square Garden. The event airs live on Pay-Per-View at 8pm EST so if wrestling and wild music is your thing, tune in! Airbourne’s new album, “Runnin’ Wild”, will hit store shelves everywhere on Monday. WWE even conducted an interview with Joel O’Keeffe, vocalist and lead guitarist of the band. Excerpts follow:
Joel: “There’s a bit of aggression in the song. It’s also a good-time, rock ‘n’ roll song, and WWE is also a good time, as well. It’s entertainment, so the Royal Rumble really fits with this song. Wrestling is one of the best forms of entertainment in the world. And ‘Stand Up for Rock ‘N’ Roll’ is just one of those rockin’ tracks that seems to go well with people getting their heads smashed in!”
Describing “Stand Up For Rock n’ Roll” as a call to arms, Joel said “Back in Australia – I don’t know if it’s like this over there, too – they closed a lot of pubs down where a lot of good rock ‘n’ roll bands could play or where bands could play in general. It’s about that, and also neighbours now, for some reason, have the ability to shut pubs down when they’re moving, and then the consulate comes around and gives them a government bill kind of thing that says you can’t have bands anymore, it’s too loud, the neighbours aren’t happy. So ‘Stand Up for Rock ‘N’ Roll’, that’s what it’s about. Rock ‘n’ roll is meant to be loud – that’s what it is – and you have to stand up for it!”
As for Airbourne’s favorite WWE Superstar, the Aussies are big fans of the Texas Rattlesnake. “‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin, he’s the best. His persona is exactly what we’re like as people, as well,” O’Keeffe explained. “We love getting pissed, we love breaking shit, we like swearing and all those kinds of things. He just comes out and kicks ass, it’s great!”
U.S. fans can expect to see more of the band in the near future because they’re heading to New Jersey. “We’re flying to the United States on January 29 and we’re doing four days of promo. Then we go straight to the U.K. for about three or four weeks, and then we fly back and start our U.S. tour around the end of February,” O’Keeffe said. “I know there are New York dates and that kind of thing coming up.”
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